What is CVE-2017-13906?

CVE-2017-13906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-13906?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Macos

CVE-2017-13906

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan, macOS High Sierra 10.13. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.11.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13906?: CVE-2017-13906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-13906?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.